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I have been fighting insurance for ten years and since obama care I actually got to switch insurance and now have coverage.

im in the same boat i have never flown or rode roller coasters because i have been very big my whole life. i cant wait for surgery and to start having a life filled with "firsts" good luck on your journey

hi there all i reached my 40 pound goal, i go to the doctors tomorrow to get my surgery date, so excited and cant wait

find out my surgery day tomorrow, i am so ready to get this journey underway. i have been on the pre-op diet since may 8th, and as of today have reached my 40 pound lost goal. hope that my surgery will be soon. good luck to all of you

hi, i am 29 on june 1st, and have been married and ttc since i was 19. I have always been big and problems with my periods since a young age. I am inspired by your stories and hope to lose enough weight to be able to have a baby. Have not yet had surgery, should find out on june 4 th.

hi there, I am a nurse on a medsurg floor. I have worked at the same place since i was 17 years old and 4 years ago went to RN school. I am having my sleeve mainly so i can continue to work and enjoy my life. Heres hoping everything goes well.

hello all i dont have a surgery date yet, i should find out on june 4th. I have been on 2 shakes a day with lean Protein and veggies for supper since may 8th. I have lost 38 pounds in that time. I am hoping to get my surgery date as soon as possible after my appointment.

my mother is kind of the same way, she was an alcoholic and was one of the people that as a kid was always giving me food when i was sad or upset. I think she has guilt some over the things that happened in the past. She still has a tendency to push food at me. I hope things can be worked out but sometimes i think we cant change peoples minds. Best of luck and dont give up on your journey. There is def. alot of support here.

hi all, i have been on pre-op diet since may 8th and should find out my date on june 4th, had to lose 40 pounds before i could get my day. 34 pounds down so far.

i have been thinking hard about getting one of these, i have made my mind up now. alot of folks on here say they are great to have.

Hi all just and update. 34 pounds lost 6 more to go to reach pre surgery goal. Once I reach that goal I will be out of the 500 's. That is exciting.

could also be low in potassium, call your doctor

Hi nancy, I am new on this journey as well. All I can say is that you have to live your life for you. If you have health problems that are shortening your life the decision for the wls makes sense. Your boyfriend would have to get it together to become supportive or if it were me I would be looking at a few changes in my life. I have had a few people that are against me having surgery because of the risk involved. My response to them is how risky is it for me to stay at a weight over 500 pounds. I hope everything works out and you are able to make the best decision for YOU. Best of luck in your journey.

hi all, just an update, as of today 28 pounds lost in 12 days on the pre-op diet, have to reach 40 pounds before june 4th, i think i got this.

I think it might be the doctors preference because I can have lean pork. Might call and ask specifically.

wish i had something very insightful, but for me it was both, i did have emotional reasons and i love food.

i have to lose 40 pounds before i find out my surgery date. should be the 1st part of june. i have been on liq Protein diet for 6 days and have lost 18 pounds. i just keep pushing along.

Hi im new here and so glad i found this thread. I weigh over 500 pounds and am so ready for a life change all of your thoughts and comments are an inspiration to me. so thank you

Hi all. I agree with all of these posts and actually got to crying reading them. I weigh over 500 pounds. Right now and I wanted to add I won't miss having little kids say in a not quiet voice "whoa look how fat that lady is", having my husband put my shoes on me, and him having to help me clean myself, my skin tearing open from rawness, being out of breath walking a short distance, never being able to ride a roller coaster, being too scared to get on a plane bc I won't fit, [and the the plane would prob. Go down. That's just a few I was thinking.

hi all i started mine on may 8th and was told to lose 40-50 pounds, i have lost 18 as of today the 14th. i do 2 protein shakes(EASadvantage) a day and 3 oz lean protein and 1 serving veggies for supper. Have to lose this 40-50 pounds then i got to thr dr june 5th to get my surgery date.